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Naturalization Act of 1790
it required for the immigrants to have lived in the US for two years in order to become a US citizens. -
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1795 Naturalization Act
Any free white person could recieve citizenship, have had to lived in the United States for 5 years. They had to behave as a man of good moral character, and renounced any title they possessed in the previous states. -
1798 Naturalization Act
required applicants for citizenship to have declared intention to becoming a citizen five years prior to applicatoin, and lived in the United States 14 years when the application was admitted. -
1798 Alien Friends Act
This act allowed the President at any time to order any aliens he deemed dangerous to be deported.This included suspicion of treason or spying. -
1798 Alien Enemies Act
this act was valid if the United States were in war with a foreign nation or government. any male citizens aged fourteen or older of the hostile nation or government that had not been naturalized were subject to deportation or imprisonment. -
1819 Steerage Act
Established standards to be followed by ships carrying passenges to the United States. -
1847 Passenger Act
created standards for ships carrying passenges to the United States, and penalties for captains not ensuring these standards. -
1855 Passenger Act
An act to regulate the carriage of passengers in steamships and other vessels -
1862 Anti-coolie law
An act to prohibit the "coolie trade" by American citizens in American vessels. Any person from China were know as “coolies.” -
1864 Immigration Act
validated labor contracts made by immigrants before arrival; exempted immigrants from compulsory military service; established the office of Superintendent of Immigration for New York City. -
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
The actexclude Chinese from migrating to the United States.The law stated that for the next ten years the Chinese laborers were suspended from coming into the United States. If people were caught bringing Chineses into the country, they would be charged 500 a head or jailed. -
1885 Contract Labor Law
forbade American individuals or organizations from engaging in labor contracts with individuals prior to their immigration to the United States, and forbade ship captains from transporting immigrants under labor contracts. -
1892 Geary Act
was a extension of the Chinese Exclusion Act for an additional 10 years, and required persons of Chinese descent to acquire and carry identification papers. -
1902 Scott Act
An act to prohibit the coming into and to regulate the residence within the United States, its Territories, and all territory under its jurisdiction, and the District of Columbia, of Chinese and persons of Chinese descent -
1917 Immigration Act
An act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States. -
1975 Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act
An act to enable the United States to render assistance to, or in behalf of, certain immigrants and refugees. For those who fled from the Southeast Asian countries as well as those who cannot return to those countries due to the threat of violence or ill-treatment. -
Arizona SB 1070 Act
Any immigrant in the state of Arizona has to be registered in the government -
Alabama HB 56 Citizen's Protection Act
t is regarded as the nation's strictest anti-illegal immigration law.
